Basic Edition Ideal for people who want quick results now. The Basic edition cannot create filters, but you have 4529 user-created filters at your disposal – at $99, that's just $0.02 per filter!	$99 Buy Now!
	Standard Edition Best value for money – you save $40 and get everything except specialist features such as 16- and 32-bit image modes, large resolutions and bump/normal maps.	$199 Buy Now!
	Professional Edition Filter Forge in all its glory – high-precision imagery, ultra-large bitmaps up to 65000x65000 pixels, bump and normal maps, and an unlimited number of CPU cores.	$299 $239 Buy Now!

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Features	Basic	Standard	Professional
Free access to the Filter Library Free access to the Filter Library The Filter Library is a free online repository of user-created filters which makes Filter Forge immediately useful to any graphic artist.
Seamless tiling Seamless tiling Any filter can produce a seamlessly tiled image in a single mouse click – a must-have for texture artists.
Resolution independence Resolution independence As all filters are generated procedurally and don't depend on external bitmaps, they can be rendered in any resolution without losing any detail.
Standalone application Standalone application Apart from working as a Photoshop plugin, Filter Forge can also work as a standalone application which you run just like any other program.
Smart anti-aliasing Smart anti-aliasing Filter Forge applies anti-aliasing only to the areas prone to aliasing artifacts, which can greatly reduce the anti-aliasing overhead.
HDRI lighting HDRI lighting High dynamic range images (HDRIs) give you real-world lighting that takes almost no time to setup.
Ability to create your own filters Ability to create your own filters A visual node-based Filter Editor lets you create your own textures and visual effects without writing a single line of code.	–
Ability to modify existing filters Ability to modify existing filters You can open and modify any filter in the Filter Library to suit your own particular purpose.	–
Support for 16- and 32-bit image modes Support for 16- and 32-bit image modes Filter Forge is one of the few plugins that support 16- and 32-bit image modes, allowing you to preserve every bit of image quality.	–	–
Bitmaps larger than 3000x3000 pixels Bitmaps larger than 3000x3000 pixels With the Professional edition, you can step beyond the 3000x3000 limit and render huge images up to 65000x65000 pixels in size.	–	–
High-precision file formats High-precision file formats OpenEXR and PFM file formats use floating-point numbers to store image pixels, allowing to retain every single bit of precision.	–	–
Unlimited number of CPU cores Unlimited number of CPU cores While the Basic and Standard editions are limited to dual-core CPUs, the Professional edition supports quad-core and higher processors.	–	–
Bump, diffuse, normal and other maps Bump, diffuse, normal and other maps You can generate diffuse, bump, specular, metallic and normal maps to be used in 3D packages or game engines.	–	–

Upgrade Options

If you already own a registered copy of Filter Forge Basic or Filter Forge Standard, you can upgrade it to a higher edition. Upgrading is easy – you can upgrade at any time by completing a short form. Click here for Upgrade Options.